BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1919, Page 8

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT, : THE FINAL STAGES. JURY WINS RINK CHAMPIONSHIP, WALKER VICTORIOUS IN SIXGLS3, By Telegraph.—Press itssadßtiaa. Auckland, Jan. '2O. Ideal conditions prevailed for tuc bowling tournament this morning. In the Pairs, Hewitt and Truscott (Waikiuo) 2t> defeated Thomson and Kilgour (Carlton) 2t.Gallagher and Jury (Karangaliake) 21 defeated Iloutsvvorth and Wylie (Te lfiwi 15. In the uncompleted rink match, Jury defeated Mclntyre 23 to 21. In the Singles,. Spiller (Greymouth) beat Coltman (Carlton) IS to 15. . Auckland, Last Night.

The rinks and singles championships at the Dominion, tournament were da- 1 tided to-day. In the scmi-nal of the rinks, .Turv (Karangahake) 23 defeated Mclntyre (Carlton) 21. The final was easily won by Jury 22 v- Kilgour (Carlton) 14. Walker (Ponsonby) and Spillor (Greymouth) ;nct in the final of tin singles, Spiller having defeated Wooller (Remuera) in the semi-final, the scores being: Spiller 2G, Wooller 6, at the sixteenth head, when Wooller ceased play. Walker won the final by 20 to 12 at the twentieth head. The semi-finals and finals of the pairs will be decided to morrow, when Walker meets Jury, and the winner meets Humton (OisliovneJ.To-day Tueston 22 defeated Kummer (I'onsonby) 17. Jury, the winner of the rinks championship is an old Taranakian, familiarly known as "Nipper." IJe is a brother of Mr. Percy Jury, one of the Fitn oy Club's "kips. 11. Smart's (New Plymont.li) rink was beaten in the second round of the intersection play (winners against winners) at the Dominion tournament lie met Henderson (Lyttelton), and they played 3 tie mi the twenty-first, head. In playing off the extra head, Henderson drove out his opponent's shot bowl nnd lay two up.Smart failed to score with his last bowl and the game ended Henderson 18, Smart 16.

The buttons changed hands by a rery narrow margin on the Hawera green on Saturday afternoon, the holders (McLnuchlin, Till, Soence, and Corkilll lo'irirr to Pratt, McLaren, Black, ami V,. Tfiek.i by 17 to To points, The game stood 15 all on the twentieth head.